GREENEVILLE, TN - The Bears and Pioneers looked to be heading for a draw on Sunday, but two late goals in a 45 second span from the home side sent Lenoir-Rhyne home without a point.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Tusculum 2, Lenoir-Rhyne 0
Records: Tusculum (2-8-2, 1-5-1 SAC), Lenoir-Rhyne (2-8-3, 2-5-2 SAC)
Location: Greeneville, TN | Pioneer Field
STORY OF THE MATCH:
- Both teams put up five shots in the first half.
- The Bears had four shots on frame in the first 45 minutes, all coming from Raul Canas and Alvaro Sanchez.
- There were just five total shots in the first 35 minutes of the second half before a Lenoir-Rhyne red card dropped the Bears to 10 men.
- Tusculum capitalized, scoring the first goal 30 seconds after the card, and the second 40 seconds after the re-start.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- Tusculum out-shot Lenoir-Rhyne 11-7 and held a 7-5 edge in shots-on-goal.
- Both Liam Prendergast and Tusculum's Gavin Roux made five saves in net.
- Raul Canas led the team with three shots, all of which were on goal.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Tusculum leads the all-time series 18-16-5
- The Bears had not lost to the Pioneers since a 2-1 overtime defeat in 2018.
- Lenoir-Rhyne sits in seventh in the SAC standings with one game remaining.
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will play one final regular season game before potential postseason play begins. The Bears travel to Mars Hill on Wednesday, October 28, to take on the Lions. Mars Hill is just three points behind the Bears in the SAC standings and has three games remaining on their schedule. They fell 3-0 to Anderson earlier today. Kick-off for next Wednesday's contest is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
